Pencil-sharpener.



PENCIL SHARFENEB,

APPUCAUQM FREE APH. l, 19H5.

fr nl Csi closing ilo aperture i- :znd preventing the ruttiug's md dust which have :iocumulutod during; the sharpening op@y ation from @soupirig; Jfrom tho rzisiigg. l/tlhen it is deSired to rmumfo 'tho cuttings the using' may he opuod hy lifting oill tho @over B. 'lhe cup und vow-r when tht` mixing is dosed uro aufli- -irmiy iight to hold tho uoror ou tho cup :i whatfror position thy cover is turned roi itivoly to tho rup. 'i'ho houd :and ring havo thoi i obvious; uom; such :is boing :i ,menus for attaching the casing; to a key ring or hanging thv sumo upon :i hook. Those Momentsuri;-Y not iieuossury, however, sirio@ when tho waxing is mudo without thm th@y close fit hotwor-n tho over und oup serves to hold the sinmotogcthor. lt should oo noticed that the sont for tho lahzclc necrosiszirily multas tho Hot-lult mumhor wmsiderahly wider than its height, so that for the purpose of compactmwar; il, is disposed riiamotriozdly of thecui which latter muy ho extremely Shallow Sind? ho proiootiouS are necessa iy above und below thu socket. 'iu p'hctice tho Casing 'is about ,1hr-a, hir/ir ot u gentleman@ watch cso 'that it rmi h6 readily tfairiod 'in the same marmer :i5 :i watch. ilhiia my sl'mrpoiier possessos muwroms atti'aotl'ro 'features which wiil ulily :suggfst llmrroircs when. ,the device i's putl to its Various uo e yot 'the :miur: iii; rmrticuhiriy drifgi ior school children muro it eniihios thun to sharpen pom-iis while in the school room und retain 'the c ittiiiigs in the arising; until rivals for i. j

ri lflig'. (i i own znmlitied 'form of Socket uic-mlm" und hlm/lo .in which tho :socket member 25 providml with :L 'amiral 2G about :e quarter o? which is out by shouldori the block 'to form. Qi 7 on which mi This blade is provided ou its husk odge with :L flung@ 3l which Servos :is: u shoulder for Santing the hlude in its propri' iiiofsitiou rolutively to thev socket Having now dcsrrilwd the proferrid form oif my inwiiou it is; obvious that ilux sumo is susroptihlo to suchmodilicntiou :is muy fairly como within hrl .#,ropv of the, upptudvd claims.

Haring now dvfwrilwd hij.' 'ormitiou wlrul i" oluim und. dosirr to prole-rt hy lirltvrr: Tuirut is: l i

l. pmwi hhurpvucr comprising; u puir ol oppossltvlj; disposed rirrulur mum wu-h of whirh is provided with n lzztffrul opr-uiug, und u :sorkot membri' provided with shurpboing iustrumi-itulitiis disposed trnu,-;\'0r5vl-\' olf m10 o'l" Suhl cups so thut the open oud of the. socket .is in hurl: ol smid opruiug inthe luttr, ou@ of Huid rups heilig slcrrbd upon lho othcr w'herrlwv both ot' lunid openings; muy ho brought into uliuomtut to pormil thor iusortion oi u imm-il point into said socket.

2. In uv derir@ of the vhururtvr dvsvrilwd u rirrulur raising haring un opoulug; iu its perplwrul wull for thtl iusertioh of u pmiril point, n soria-,t member provided with shurp- @ningv instrumeutztlities disposed truusvorsriy of said using' :md haring its open cud iu hau-l; of Suid opening'7 und mruus mounted to slide viroumiereutially on Suid wull for closing4 :Suid opening.

w3, pencil slum'pfmor comprising a, pair of: oppositoly dispofie-l circ-uhu' rups auch of which is providd with a lutorul opening, a :srket member provided with tlmrponiuggj instr-uiuontnlitics disposed transversely of ono of Suid cups so that the open end'o' tho sor-liet is in hack of the opening iu the hitter, olio of Suid cups living' slowed upon the othor whereby both ot brought into ulioomcnt und menus for lool:- izw' smid rups togothor when Suid openings i out of uiincment.

u testimony whereof i. havo.hoi-@unto sot my houd this 31st doy ot' Marche '1916.

GEORGE COOPER.:

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